Color and shape of the Muladhara chakra

The colors associated with Muladhara are red  and black . The chakra is located at the base of the spine, in the perineum area, between the genitals and the anus.

The corresponding organs are the feet, legs, knees, pelvis, spine, adrenal endocrine glands , genital tract, bladder, large intestine , musculature, bone skeleton, and autonomic nervous system.

The corresponding sense is smell.

Meaning of the Muladhara chakra

Muladhara in Sanskrit means “root, support” . Its main function is survival and the associated keyword: I EXIST .

Muladhara is related to grounding with the Earth , it is connected with the will to live and gives vitality to the organism. The qualities that characterize it are determination, firmness, stability, self-esteem.

Unbalance of the chakra

The disharmonious functioning of the  Muladhara chakra  can lead to the development of various pathologies:  hemorrhoids , obesity,  constipation , sciatica,  arthritis ,  sexual disorders .

If there is an  excessive functioning  of this chakra, both thoughts and actions will be oriented towards the obsessive satisfaction of material needs and personal security, with a tendency to possessiveness and selfishness. The reactions to obstacles will be of  aggression, anger, jealousy, violence  or in any case a defensive attitude, linked to a lack of trust, in which there is always the fear of losing what gives security and a sense of well-being.

If, on the other hand, there is  insufficient functioning , there will be weakness and poor physical and emotional resistance, excessive worry, existential insecurity , lack of reference points. Every fact of daily life will become insurmountable: therefore we will prefer to give up the challenge, we will dream of more pleasant and less tiring conditions and we will develop an attitude of mental escape from existing reality.

If the upper chakras are more developed than the lower ones, you will have the feeling of being out of this world and you will experience a profound sense of strangeness and absolute and hopeless loneliness. If the energy block also affects the third chakra in addition to the first, one could find oneself in the presence of  eating disorders  such as anorexia .

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How to rebalance Muladhara

To  rebalance  the first chakra, the simplest solution is to carry out a meditation lying on the ground, with your eyes closed and with your head facing north, placing the crystals directly on the bare skin at the groin and in the center of the pubic bone.

Rock crystals can be used to enhance the effect of the stones, holding them in the hand or arranging them in a circle around the body, with the tips pointing towards the center. Drain and rinse the stones under cold water after use.

The stones related to the first chakra are:   black and gray  agate , coral ,  red jasper ,  hematite ,  garnet ,  magnetite ,  obsidian , onyx,  pyrite , ruby ,  black tourmaline .

There are also sounds associated with the chakra that can also be used as a musical base to perform a gentle and circular clockwise massage performed with 20 ml of  sesame oil  and a few drops of essential oils specific for the first chakra.Essential oils related to the first chakra are:

• cinnamon essential oil ,
• cedar essential oil,
• clove essential oil ,
• patchouli essential oil , 
• sandalwood essential oil ,
• vetiver essential oil .

Chromotherapy ,  Ayurvedic massage  (Keralian pranic), some yoga or tai chi chuan exercises are also excellent  . Finally, there are specific exercises to bring the chakras back into balance; these are movements codified in ancient times known as the  five Tibetans , intrinsically linked to the doctrine of the chakras.

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